People who attended parties in and around Downing Street during lockdown have revealed what actually happened for the first time. Talking to BBC Panorama. insiders have explained exactly what happened in the events that generated more than 120 fines.
Full details of the events are expected to be made public on Wednesday with the publication of the Sue Gray report, but people who were there have spoken to leak their experiences ahead of the publication. People who work in Westminster have described arriving for work the morning after a get-together to find bottles lying around, bins overflowing with rubbish and empties on the table.
They have also told the BBC that events were attended by dozens of people who were crowded together at the height of lockdown - when indoor events were banned to prevent the spreading of Covid-19. They say events went on so late that some people ended up staying in Downing Street rather than going home.
